Biesy / Demons
inspired by the life and works of Maria Komornicka / Piotr Odmieniec Włast
Adapted by TAKDAJA, Komornicka/Włast’s writings converge in a new performance on isolation, freedom, and womanhood.
Part poetic stream of consciousness, part personal letters, part vibes — Biesy/Demons wanders across self-realisation through experience. It mixes fictional writings, essays, and personal letters to their mother and lovers, both in blossoming and wilting life chapters.
From travelling across Europe to running out of money and being madly in love to rejecting the idea of identity, TAKDAJA’s Biesy/Demons looks at human nature from the perception of 19th century Poland and 21st century England.
“The whole journey we floated through a sea of wondrous fragrance—haymaking in the mountains, so saturated with scent that the air intoxicates like wine.”
Created and Produced by TAKDAJA
Text: Komornicka/Włast
Performers: Rosina Aichner, Kinga Dulka, Pat Dynowska/Mimmi Bauer
Dramaturgy and Text: Michał Szpak
Costumes and Text: Pat Dynowska
Design: Theodor Spiridon
Direction and Text: Mimmi Bauer
Supported by
Riverside Studios and Goethe-Institut.
Performance History
11 October 2026: Riverside Studios (Research and Development Sharing)